North League Extreme Kickboxing 6

Date:January 28th, 2006
Time:Doors Open:8:00 Fights Start: 9:00pm
Location:McCarthy’s Alehouse 1231 Main Avenue

GriffonRawl fighter "Big" Ben Parks is set to compete on this show. We will look to continue are winning ways and try to continue our undeafeted streak we have been having. *Tickets are $20ea and sold on a first come basis. Ringside seating is limited. To order your tickets call 330-324-3034.Fight CardHW - "Big" Ben Parks (Cleveland, Ohio) vs "Bad" Josh Barden (Cleveland, OH)LW - Alonzo "Hollywood" Harvey (Cleveland, Ohio) vs TBALW- Lee "The Kid" Kreisher (New Philadelphia, Ohio vs Jeremy "The Hammer" Montgomery (Akron, Ohio)MW - Ricky "The Thriller Miller (Akron, Ohio) vs Justin Cadle (Dover, Ohio)MW - Taiwon "The Iron Dragon" Howard (Cleveland, OH) vs TBA* all bouts subject to change

King of the Cage "Raging Bull"

Date:December 16th, 2005
Time:Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first bout at 8 p.m.
Location:Agora Theater, Cleveland

Mike Russo and Dominic Qurazzo both are both representing our team this weekend. I have general admission tickets for sale at the gym and the price on those are $30ea. Dan Bobish is after the King of the Cage Super Heavyweight championship and says he's in the best shape of his career... weighing in at a "trim 335 pounds."Standing in Bobish's way at a title shot with KOTC champion Eric Pele is a little-known puncher named Joey Smith... a guy, who although still new to the game at 2-1, features two brutal first-round knockouts to his resume.The Bobish-Smith bout is the headliner for Friday's King of the Cage: Raging Bull event, scheduled at the Agora Theater in Cleveland. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster or by calling the Agora at 216-881-6911. For directions, check out http://www.clevelandagora.com/.Many high-level bouts are featured on the 11-fight card.[] 5-time UFC fighter LaVerne Clark (20-13-1) faces unbeaten Jake Ellenberger (7-0) in a welterweight bout. Clark is 4-0-1 in his last five bouts, while Ellenberger has finished his last five opponents in the first round.[] Local favorite Jeff Cox (6-1) faces dangerous Derek Keasley (2-2) in another welterweight battle.[] UFC veteran Terry Martin (10-1) hopes to rebound from his first-ever loss when he faces veteran Ron Fields (10-15) in a light heavyweight bout between sluggers.[] KOTC regular Branden Seguin (9-8-1) takes on heavy-hitting Trevor Garrett (2-7). Don't let Garrett's record fool you... he recently beat UFC vet Charles McCarthy in less than a minute and had a 15-minute war with former UFC middleweight champion Dave Menne.[] Former NCAA National Champion Rex Holman (1-0) of Ohio State University will put his wrestling against Matt Masterson, who turns pro after a 3-0 amateur record.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first bout at 8 p.m.King of the Cage: Raging BullFriday, Dec. 16, 8 pm * Agora Theater, Cleveland, OhioGriffonRawl fighters listed below in bold print.Main eventJoey Smith vs. Dan Bobish (Super hwt.)Feature boutsLaVerne Clark vs. Jake Ellenberger (170)Ron Fields vs. Terry Martin (205)Derek Keasley vs. Jeff Cox (170)Main cardBrendan Seguin vs. Trevor Garrett (185)Mike Russo vs. Jimmy Boyd (170)Matt Masterson vs. Rex Holman (205)Jerry Spiegel vs. Sean Solman (205)AmateurDominic Quarazzo vs. Loren Bradley (205)Leremey Johnson vs. Gerald Pierson (205)Josh Schockman vs. TBA (Hwt.)

North League Extreme Kickboxing 5

Date:December 10th, 2005
Time:Doors Open:8:00 Fights Start: 9:00pm
Location:McCarthy’s Alehouse 1231 Main Avenue Cleveland

Current Line Up - Expect changes and additional fights to be added shortly.Aaron "The Juice" Veverka 155lbs (Griffonrawl Thaiboxing Cleveland, Ohio) vs. TBA"Big" Ben Parks 200lbs (Griffonrawl Thaiboxing Cleveland, Ohio) vs. TBADominic "The Punisher" Qurazzo 225lbs (Griffonrawl Thaiboxing Cleveland, Ohio) vs. TBAAlonzo Harvey 165lbs (Cleveland, Ohio) vs. Brad Kid 165lbsLee "The Kid" Kreisher 140lbs (Dennison, Ohio) vs. Tim " F16" Norman 140lbs (Hudson, Ohio)"Bad" Josh Barden 170lbs Cleveland, Ohio vs. TBAA total of six Muay Thai bouts will be scheduled in all......remaining bouts will be released soon along with ticket info.

Surachai "Chai" Sirisute Muay Thai Seminar

Date:November 12th, 2005
Time:Saturday & Sunday
Location:Pennsylvania Karate Academy

This will be a fun team trip for us since we have a good group of our guys going. Team GR members attending so far our Aaron, Kendra, Dan, C.J., Ben, and Jason."Chai" is known throughout the world for his highly praised seminars on Muay Thai. He is the president and founder of the Thai Boxing Association, USA. He is a true fighting expert. A former Thai Boxer who ended his ring career with 72 bouts, he is now one of the foremost proponents of the art in the U.S. Chai has taught Thai Boxing techniques for 25 years to over 20,000 students worldwide. One of his specialties is training full-contact fighters for international competition and he coached the first U.S. team to compete in Thailand. Muay Thai has no belt ranking system and can create a devasting fighter in a short period of time. This seminar is a must for everyone interested in the sport or self-defense aspects of the Martial Arts.If you want additional info on this seminar like prices or hotel accommodations then please feel free to e-mail me at jdent@alltel.net Also check out the official website of the TBA at http://www.thaiboxing.com/

Extreme Combat Challenge "Halloween Havoc 2"

Date:October 29th, 2005
Time:Doors Open: 6:30pm Fight Time: 8:00pm
Location:1900 A. Avenue New Castle, Indiana 47362

ECC is a Pro/Am MMA event that takes place in a square cage. GriffonRawl fighters competing this weekend are Dominic Qurazzo-225lbs and A.J. Pulling-170lbs. We are no strangers to this show as we have been out there more times then I can remember. If you have any questions please post them on the chatter page. I almost forgot this will be Dominic and A.J's MMA debuts.

World Combat League Contestes 1 & 2

Date:October 8th, 2005
Time:7 PM
Location:Dallas Convention Center Arena

GriffonRawl Instructor, Warrior, & IKF Champion Ryan "The Lion" Madigan out of Cuyahoga Falls, OH will make his WCL debut on October 8th in Dallas against Peyton Russell. Check out the officail website for this promotion at http://www.worldcombatleague.com/ Also if you hav'nt already checked Ryan Madigans official website out yet then do so by going to http://www.ryanthelion.com/ EVENT LINE UP - HOUSTON ENFORCERS vs. LOS ANGELES STARSNate Bagby 155 lbs vs “BAD” Ben Brotherton 152 lbs Jason Tankson-Bourelly 160 lbs vs Craig “THE HAMMER” Oxly 160 lbsPeyton “THE ARTIST” Russel 175 lbs vs Ryan “THE LION” Madigan 172 lbsStephen Thompson 186 lbs vs James Decor 186 lbsKevin ‘HURRICANE” Hudson 195 lbs vs Carlos Tearny 195 lbsDan “SON OF A PREACHER MAN” Erickson 220 lbs vs Derek Panza 218 lbsAngie “MINGO WARRIOR” Woolum 129 lbs vs Kornelija “THE LIONESS” Numic 132 lbsEVENT LINE UP - DALLAS DRAGONS VS. OKLAHOMA DESTROYERSHiro “KAMIKAZI” Kamikizono 160 lbs vs Thomas “THUNDER KICK” Longacre 160 lbsFreddie Poole 165 lbs vs Shannon “THE CANNON” Hudson 162 lbsRaymond Daniels 175 lbs vs Lemont Davis 175 lbsPete “ THE SECRET WEAPON” Spratt 179 lbs vs Olando “THE WARRIOR” Riveria 179 lbsEdward Burris 260 lbs vs Toby “TNT” Tillman 255 lbsAngela “THE BOMB” Hayes 125 lbs vs Jeri Sitzes 123 lbsGood luck to the "Lion" in this competiton but I am sure he will not be needing it.

King of the Cage "Shock & Awe"

Date:October 1st, 2005
Time:Doors open at 6:00pm Fights start at 7:30pm
Location:Northlands Agricom, Edmonton - Alberta, Canada

Team GriffonRawl Instructors Donny Walker & Jason Dent are set to compete at KOTC once again and this time it will be in Alberta, Candada in the city of Edmonton. Trust me when I say we are excited about this opportunity and are looking to make the best of it. For the up to date line up and other inportant info please visit the KOTC offical website at http://www.kingofthecage.com/Main Event Jimmy Westfall, El Paso TX vs. Travis "The Diesel" Wiuff, Minneapolis MNFeature BoutsSpencer "Aitor" Canup, Los Angeles vs. John "The Natural" Alessio, Los Angeles Maurice "The Warrior" Jackson, Los Angeles vs. Ruben "Warpath" Villarreal, Sacramento CA.Women's BoutVictoria Remington, Dallas TX vs. Marie Colangelo, Detroit, MIMain CardVictor Valimaki, Edmoton vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz, Davenport, Iowa Kevin Manderson, Winnipeg vs. Mac Danzig, Los Angeles CA Brandon Gardner, North Carolina vs. vs. Jason "Dynamite" Dent, Cleveland, OH Ron "Killing" Fields, Cincinnati vs. Chris "Mountain of Mayhem" Peak, Victoria, BC Mike Yackulic, Edmonton vs. Chad Davis, Los Angeles CA Josh Kyrejto, Edmonton vs. Jimmy Boyd, Winchester INUnder CardMike Newton, Edmoton vs. Elmer Waterhen, Saskatoon, SKFrank Kirmse, Dallas TX vs. Mike Jerace, EdmontonJessy Lessard, Edmonton vs. Chris Ade, EdmontonRick McCorkell, Los Angeles CA vs. Billy "THE" Kidd, New Castle, IN Mike Bell, Edmonton vs. David Mah, Saskatoon SK Demarques Johnson, Salt Lake City, Utah vs. Kyle Cheyne, Edmonton*Note: Card or appearances may change.